Wicker-work



(No Model.)

G. E. OHEARN.

WIGKBRWORK.

No. 555,150. Patented F55. 25, 1895.

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GEORGE E. OI'IEARN, OF GARDNER, MASSACHUSETTS.

WlCKER-WORK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 555,180, dated February25, 1896.

Application filed October 9,1895.

To @ZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE E. OHEARN, a citizen of the United States,residing at West Gardner, in the county of W'orcester and State ofMassachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvement in 'WickerIork, of which the following is a specification.

The aim of this invention is to improve wicker-work.

To this end the invention consists in using balls, rings, blocks, orspindles covered with silk, cotton, wool, or jute, or any other desiredfabric, in such 'wicker-work. The fabric that I use to cover these partsis preferably colored, so that these part-s, in addition to performingthe function of holding the wicker-work together, will give to thearticle constructed according to my invention a very ornamental and neatappearance.

My invention further consists of the details of construction hereinaftermore particularly pointed out in this specification and referred to inthe claims.

In the accompanying' drawings one way in which my invention may becarried out is illustrated.

In said drawings, Figure l is an elevation of a piece of wicker-workconstructed according to my invention, and Eig. 2 is a sectional viewtaken on the line 2 2 of Fig. l.

Referring to the drawings and in detail, A represents the'outside frameor strip, which is made of rattan, reed, willow, bamboo, or wood. Thisstrip is preferably bent to surround the wicker-work or may be made ofstraight pieces surrounding the same. This strip or frame is then woundwith strands. These strands consist of strips B, of reed, rattan,willow, or any other suitable wickerwork, and cords C, preferably ofsilk, of about the same size. This will give a very ornamental and neatappearance to this part of the wicker-work.

D represents the usual reed, rattan, or willow work, which is woventogether in any desircd manner, and which is held together by means ofballs, rings, blocks, or spindles, which are so arranged that twostrands will pass through each piece. These balls, rings, blocks, orspindles are wound or covered with fabric E, preferably silk of anornamental pattern, whereby these parts, in addition to Serial No.565,201. (No model.)

forming the means whereby the wicker-work can be easily woven andwhereby the wickerwork will be nicely held together, as shown, will givethe work a very ornamental appearance.

G represents suitable spindles, which are interwoven in the wicker-work,and the ends of these spindles may have balls H placed thereon, whichalso are preferably wound with a colored fabric. Also placed on saidspindles are the balls or blocks I, which are also wound with anornamental fabric.

My construction is applicable to chairs, baskets, hampers, carriages,easels, pictureframes, frieze or grill work, coftins, screens, doors,lounges, settees, divans, sofas, paperracks, hatracks, bric-a-brac,desks, bureaus, bedsteads, or to any construction where wicker-work canbe used.

In the claims I refer generally to the balls, rings, blocks or spindlesused to hold the wicker-work together by the term joiningpieces.7

The details herein shown and described may be varied by a skilledmechanic without departing from the scope Of my invention as expressedin the claims.

Having thus fully described my invention,

what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination of woven wicker-work and joining-pieces holding thesame together, through each of which two strands of the wicker-workpass, said joining-pieces being covered with ornamental fabric,substantially as described.

2. The combination with wicker-work of a surrounding frame consisting ofthe piece A wound with strands composed of reed, willow or rattan, andornamental fabric, substantially as described.

S. The combination in wicker-work of the spindles G woven therein, andballs I-I on the ends thereof, said balls being covered with ornamentalfabric, substantially as described.

i. The combination of the spindles G and blocks or balls I thereon, saidblocks or balls being covered with an ornamental fabric, substantiallyas described.

5. The combination in wicker-work of the strip Awound with strandscomposed of reed, willow or rattan and ornamental fabric, join- IOOing-pieces holding the Wicker-Work together, said joining-pieces being,`covered with an ornamental fabric, substantially as described.

6. The combination in Wicker-Work of the strip A Wound With strandscomposed of reed, Willow or rattan and an ornamental fabric,joining-peces holding the Wicker-Work together covered with anornamental fabric, and the spindles Gr Woven into the Wicker- 1o Work,and having balls placed thereon, said balls being covered with anornamental fabric, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing Witnesses.

GEORGE E. OHEARN.

lVitn esses:

E. M. HEALY, LoUIs W. SOUTHGATE.

